Butter-cutter.



JPATENTBD MAY lo, 1m. J, D. BLUGM,

@wir l APPLIULlTIUI'" FILED SEPT. 9, 1903.

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lui o SPECEZFICJMIN forming part of Letters l"atentlll"o. dated ay io,

pplication iilcd loptexnbex' il, 1903. Serial llo. l'fisll. (llo modelo 4zen of the United States, and a resident of hlew York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Batter-Cutters,

r. of which the following is a specilication.

rlhe present invention relates to machines for cutting cubes or squares ci butter, and While readily adaptable for embodiment in constructions for cutting any desired sizes ol cnloesA or squares is more particularly designed for the production of a comparatively large, number of the same and ci small size for use in .restaurants and similar establishments where it is generally necessary to have on 'hand a considerable loodying my invention,

supply of butter in such condition.

lhe more prominent objects of the invention areV the simplification and consequent cheapeningof the machine, increased convenience of handling' and eciency of the latter, and facility for maintaining the same in a cleanly condition, a highly-important consideration in this class ot' constructions.

With the alcove and other purposes in view the improved butter-cutter comprises a hase having a section for supporting a frame adapted for the reception of a charge oi" butter and equipped with Wires disposed for diriding1 the butter into blocks or cubes ct the desired size, the other section of the base heini;r adapted to serve, in connection with the frame, for contributing' to the discharge ol? the butter. in the condition stated. f

rllhere are other important features conm nected with the machine which, in addition to those alluded to, are clearly set forth inthe `subsequent detailed description,

lin the accompanying drawings, tortoisem part of this specification, Figure il is a perspective view ot a hutter-cutting machine ein the butter carrying; traine and its follower. being represented in a position suitable for the conversion ci the hut ter into cubes or squares. Figc 2 is a trans verse section of the machine as disclosed in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan'vievv ci a part of the 'cntter-tranne.` Fig, et is a view somewhat similar to 2, but illnstrat-ing| a modiiication. litio". 5 is a central longitudinalsectional View ot' the hase ci the machine, said hase heinrircpresented on a somewhat smaller scale than it is shown in lilies. l and 2.

rlnnilar reference characters are e'linployed to designate correspondinn, parts in the sev eralv lignres of the drawings wherein they occur.

Referring; now more particularly to lligs. l toil, inclusive, the hase Ei ol the machine is presented by a single piece, preferably ol2 wood, and is ol rectangular ccnlignration. rlfhis base is provided at its sides with upper ledges c, which extend throughout the length of the base. tt its iront the base has scoured an upper stop a', transversely disposed, as inLn dicated in lling; l, and llavingitsends Vitlinp per bevel-s :tor the purp se ot' aroicimg1 chico tionahle abrupt angles at this point., At its rear the hase is imperioratc tor constituting the plattform or .surface gli', llt rectangular opening; il? ci' relatireiy aninle dimensions located in the forward part ci' the hase. .di rectannu lar tranne ll of open character adaptn ed to slidingly lit between the ledges c and is beveled at its .lower side to 'torni an undercut shoulder d, extending along all ionr sides ot the trarne. @secured in the lower part ot the :trarne are plates o', which areann'nlar `to hear hotli against the contiguous vertical side ci" the France and also the adjacent hereled slionl der o' thereof. lllroni the inclined portions ot these plates project the heads and parts oir' the shanlts oi' a series oli screws if', the plates havu ing' shallow channels which coincide with lierls if in the bottoni snr'itaee oli tlie'liranoe. l steel Wire col .tine gage is secured to the end screw o2 oi one ot the foin' series ot the saine and is then err-tended across the traine--liottcrn andled around thccorrespondin screw at the opposite side, then aronnd the screw neat ad jacent, and again brought across the traine,

Wh t is farther passed around two screws, thea(l operations losing' repeated until the wire linally pans-es around an end screw and is wound upon a screw CQ hearing in the trame and serving tor the tightening ol? the-Wire.

rl. similar arrangement cl 'w i re tnrns an d passes across at a .right angle to that ol' the Wire rionsly mentioned, and thus resulta in equip-1y then slid along the 'or squares dropping into the croci;

ping thebottom of the frameB with wires capable of dividing the butter into the required forms. A follower C of dat platelike character is adapted to snugly Fit within the frame B and is provided with an upper handle C', by which it may be removed from or applied in position and be properly manipulated'.

In practice the base can bef so supported that the opening A2 will be immediately over a crock or other receptacle in which it is desired to hold the butter after it has been cut. The frame B is moved back upon the surface and with the follower C being removed 'butter can be introduced into the 'frame and compressed to fill the saine. The trame is base until its wire cuttingsurace will be in registration above the opening A in the base, this being accomplished without particular adjustment by the frame contacting Ywith the stop a', which is located with special reference to positioning the frame in the manner referred to. The follower will then be applied and operated to force the butter through the bottom of the frame, the wire c dividing as it passes, the resulting cubes or other receptacle. The beveled shoulders at the under side of the frame B, together with the peculiar angular character of the plates 5', en-l ables the Aframe to .be slid back and forth without liability of binding between the guides,

and, furthermore, provides an ecient means 'for the connection 'of the wires without in volving any sharp bends around the edges of the frame B. i

From the foregoing description it will be clear that Aa comparatively large number of cubes or squares can be formed at each operation and repeated as oftenas may be required with convenience anddispatcli.

I do ynot desire to beunderstocd as limiting myselil vto the precise details shown and described, but reserve the right to all modifications tliat may be within ,the scope of my veas-5e vention. For instance, as illustratedin Fig: e, the base A3 may be minus theside ledges and instead of the opening A2 in its forward pari may have instead at such point a raised rectangular projection or block A4, so that after the 'frame B has been filled upon the rear platform A' such frame canbe raised and inverted and then placed upon the projection A4,

and upon being forced down such projection will fo'rce the butter upward through the wires in the form of the cubes desired.

Having now described my invention, what'y I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. in a butter-cutting machine, the combii nation with a base having an imperforate section and a portion adapted for the discharge or' the butter, of a frame provided with lower ,beveled edges, plates secure'd to said edges,

and cutting-wires connected to said Vplates and spanning the frame.

2. in a butter-cuttingmachine, the combil and an imperforate section and 'ample openingl between the ledges, of a traine provided with lower beveled edges, angular plates bearing both against the bev led sides of the frame, and cutting-wires connected to said plates and spanning the frame.'

Signed at New York, in the county of New werkend State oi New York, this 5th day of Septembeniif. 1903.

SGEN D. BLGGM (LA, STEPHENS,

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